What is the Secret Agent Society?
The Secret Agent Society (SAS) small group program helps children aged 8 to 12 years old to crack the code of emotions and friendships through an animated ‘secret agent’ theme.
The award-winning, evidence-based program prepares children for life’s social and emotional challenges in a fun and effective way. The espionage-themed program engages children's social and emotional development through gamified learning, skill generalisation, reward systems, and interactive clinician-led sessions.
New research has also shown the social-emotional learning program can have a positive impact on parents too!
Beginning as ‘Cadets’, children join regular Club Meetings guided by professionally-trained SAS Facilitators. A sophisticated and specially-designed online platform connects Cadets, their adult support network and their SAS Facilitator in a digitally-enabled wraparound approach.
At the end of the program, children graduate as ‘Secret Agents’ having learnt and practised codes and tools that focus on four key life skills:
- Emotion recognition (in self and others)
- Emotion regulation (particularly anxiety and anger)
- Social problem solving
- Social skills (for friendship and teamwork)
Who is eligible for the program?
While SAS was first developed for autistic children aged 8-12 years, the evidence base has expanded over time to demonstrate meaningful change for children with a range of diagnostic and neurodiverse profiles.
At CliniKids, the SAS small group program is delivered to children aged between 8 to 10 years and a caregiver.
SAS is delivered by experienced clinicians via telehealth or face-to-face in our clinics.
Find out more about the Secret Agent Society here.
When do sessions start?
2025 dates
- Thursdays 3.30pm-5pm, in-clinic Joondalup, 8 May to 17 July 2025
- Thursdays, 3.30pm-5pm, in-clinic Joondalup or telehealth, 25 September to 11 December 2025
2026 dates
- Thursdays, 3.30pm-5pm, 15 January to 9 April, 2026
- Thursdays, 3.30pm-5pm, 9 July to 10 September, 2026
Please note: In addition to the 10-week program (one parent-only session and nine child sessions), there is also a three month and six month catch-up session involved. All up, 12 appointments in total.
How do I register interest?
If you're interested in hearing more about SAS, please submit an online enquiry to us via the below link.
Submit a SAS enquiry